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Partial Answer Been having bad luck with filament. What brand should I buy?

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by Nathan Elverud, Apr 20, 2017.

  1. Nathan Elverud

    Nathan Elverud New Member

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    It seems like half the filament I buy prints poorly. What brand should I buy?
     
    #1 Nathan Elverud, Apr 20, 2017
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    I print the cheapest stuff I can get (at least PLA) and it works just fine.

    What I mean is -- probably not a filament issue.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Apr 20, 2017
  3. Jeff Meador

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    Honestly, I have been using Inland 1.75mm PLA from microcenter.com and it has been the most consistent one for me.

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    #3 Jeff Meador, Apr 20, 2017
  4. Geof

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    Its likely not the filament, more the settings your using for your filament. No 2 spools print identically, there are changes/test prints that need ran.

    I tend to stick with hatchbox, colorfabb, foxsmart and 3dsolutech but I run everything from "amazon specials" to test materials I've been sent and it is all able to be run so far...just some more "not worth the time" then others
     
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